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To: Iscool
How can you not spot the difference (in scripture) between the physical kingdom and the spiritual kingdom???

Of course I can, and so has the Church for 2000 years.

The physical kingdom was temporary and limited to ancient national Israel. Most of its citizens were ethnic Jews, although there were some gentiles who also participated (e.g., Ruth and Rahab). It passed away with the end of the old covenant. It was a type of the eternal kingdom of God, which is spiritual and is made up of all those who have placed their faith in Messiah from all ages. The spiritual kingdom is made up of the righteous from all nation, tribes and tongues. There are no racial qualifications. Abraham was a member of both kingdoms, as was Paul. However, most of the righteous are only members of the latter, since there are many more these last 2000 years (and still counting).

The type does not need to remain once the antitype has been fully realized. So, we no longer sacrifice lambs (type) once a year as a sign of atonement because the true Lamb of God (antitype) has appeared once for all to put away sin.

It's really quite simple to understand. No need to slice and dice things into seven or so dispensations or "testing times".

94 posted on 11/07/2007 6:11:57 PM PST by topcat54 ("Dispensationalism is a disease ... as contagious as polio.")
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To: topcat54; Iscool; fortheDeclaration; Dr. Eckleburg
The physical kingdom was temporary and limited to ancient national Israel. Most of its citizens were ethnic Jews, although there were some gentiles who also participated (e.g., Ruth and Rahab). It passed away with the end of the old covenant.

But it will return just as Jesus said it would in Acts 1, and Peter in Acts 2, and James in Acts 15, and Amos, and Ezekiel, and Jeremiah, and Zechariah:

"Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the LORD. And many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto thee. And the LORD shall inherit Judah his portion in the holy land, and shall choose Jerusalem again.[Zechariah 2]

I notice that the preterists and replacement theologians don't like to cite the prophets. Is that because they are all dispensationalists???

96 posted on 11/07/2007 6:36:57 PM PST by Uncle Chip (TRUTH : Ignore it. Deride it. Allegorize it. Interpret it. But you can't ESCAPE it.)
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